Qubic Teases Dogecoin Mining Integration Following Historic 51% Monero Hashrate Milestone

/ Blockchain network Qubic has issued a formal teaser ahead of a major announcement scheduled for April 1, 2026, and is getting ahead of the obvious question: no, it is not an April Fools’ joke.

The announcement, confirmed by the project this week, will reveal a Dogecoin mining integration built on Qubic’s uPOW (Useful Proof of Work) infrastructure, the same architecture that previously generated significant impact across the Monero mining ecosystem, at one point accounting for more than 51% of the Monero network hashrate, drawing attention across cryptocurrency research and mining communities.

This time, the target is Dogecoin, one of the most widely recognized cryptocurrencies, with one of the largest and most active communities in the industry.

Full technical details remain under embargo until April 1, 2026.

A Proven Infrastructure, A New Target

Qubic’s uPOW model is fundamentally different from traditional Proof of Work mining. Rather than directing computational energy toward arbitrary hashing tasks with no real-world application and wasted energy, uPOW coordinates distributed compute resources toward productive workloads, including the continuous training of Neuraxon, Qubic’s bioinspired AI system.

The network operates across a global participant base, allowing its infrastructure to be extended toward external proof-of-work systems without abandoning its core mission.

The Monero experiment demonstrated the scope of what that infrastructure is capable of. The April 1st announcement will show what it looks like when that same capability is directed at Dogecoin.

Why Dogecoin

Dogecoin is not a novelty. It is one of the most liquid, widely held, and actively mined cryptocurrencies in existence, with a global community and real transaction volume. Qubic’s move into Dogecoin mining represents a deliberate expansion of the uPOW model into one of the highest-visibility networks in the space.

The integration is designed to allow Qubic’s coordinated compute infrastructure to direct mining activity toward the Dogecoin network while continuing to operate across its existing workloads—a multi-purpose architecture that the project says distinguishes it from single-purpose mining operations.

“The infrastructure that powered the Monero milestone was never designed for a single network,” said Joetom, Core Tech contributor at Qubic. “It was built as a general-purpose coordination layer for external proof-of-work systems. Dogecoin is the next step in demonstrating how that architecture scales beyond one chain.”

What to Expect on April 1

The April 1, 2026 announcement will include:

• Full technical documentation
• A live hashrate tracker
• Operational details about the Dogecoin mining initiative

A preliminary overview of the initiative’s framework is available now at the Qubic blog:

A live announcement stream will accompany the embargo lift. Community members, press, and mining industry participants are encouraged to follow Qubic’s official channels for real-time coverage.

The announcement is scheduled for April 1, 2026.

About Qubic

Qubic is a next-generation blockchain protocol operating on a 676-Computor quorum consensus model with zero-fee transactions and a deflationary epoch-based token emission schedule.

Its Useful Proof of Work (uPOW) system directs distributed compute toward real-world AI workloads, powering Neuraxon, a continuously learning, bioinspired neural network. Qubic’s Oracle Machines provide protocol-native data infrastructure without reliance on third-party systems.

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Stephanie Nickolich
Head of Marketing & Growth, Qubic